All The Grocer articles in 17 December 2022 – Page 16
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NewsLidl launches 2022 Christmas ad starring celebrity teddy bear
The 60-second ad begins as a dad accidentally shrinks a Lidl Christmas jumper in the wash and his daughter decides to put it on her bear
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail footfall slips back in October
Retail footfall remains almost 12% down on pre-pandemic levels after slipping back further in October amid rising inflation and energy bills
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NewsAdministrators seek rescue for No1 Botanicals as Covid effect lingers over trading
Upmarket soft drinks supplier No1 Botanicals has fallen into administration following the Covid-driven collapse of out-of-home consumption
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NewsSainsbury’s commits to investment in price despite profit drop
Sainsbury’s has vowed to continue its investment in price despite soaring food price inflation eating into first-half profits
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NewsMedia Bites 4 Nov: Sainsbury’s, UK recession, Christmas ads
Sainsbury’s profits have tumbled as it kept down prices to compete with Aldi and Lidl
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NewsLegal vape search platform Vapeclick launches in effort to stamp out illegal disposables
The platform claims to be the only dataset that uses the complete list of branded vape products that have been ‘submitted and notified’ with the MHRA since 2016
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NewsTesco lands blow in legal battle with Lidl over Clubcard logo
Tesco will be able to argue at trial that Lidl trademarked a wordless version of its blue and yellow logo in ‘bad faith’, having won an appeal
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NewsThe Grocer publisher William Reed acquires events organiser Rethink
Brighton-based Rethink is best known for its World Agri-Tech and Future Food-Tech events held in San Francisco, London, Sao Paulo and Singapore
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NewsMars quietly reformulates swathe of Galaxy chocolates
Galaxy Milk tablets, Ripple chocolate bars and Minstrels now contain more skimmed milk powder than cocoa butter
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s sales bounce back to growth but profits slide on investment in price
Sainsbury’s has posted an improved second quarter sales performance, but profits were hit by investment in price amid soaring inflation
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NewsMedia Bites 3 Nov: British American Tobacco, Smurfit Kappa, Mars
A dark cloud hung over British American Tobacco’s shares after a broker’s downgrade stoked fears that the cigarette maker will take a more conservative approach to shareholder returns
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NewsFloura in-store fresh flour milling and vending machine to launch
The Floura milling and vending machine, made by Indian company Choyal, serves up fresh flour on demand to shoppers within a few minutes
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NewsTea leaf heat-not-burn vaping device launches major marketing push
Source: Neafs A heat-not-burn tobacco-free device has launched a major nationwide marketing campaign in a bid to secure more physical and online retailer listings. Teó is an electronic device “comparable to Iqos”, into which users place refillable vaping sticks. The sticks are available in both nicotine-free and ...
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NewsCoca-Cola adds NaviLens codes to packs to help visually impaired shoppers
The tech was “making a huge different to as many as two million people in the UK who are currently visually impaired” said CCEP
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NewsPaxo enters meat alternatives category with duo of Meat Free Mixes
The mixes offered ‘great value for money compared to chilled or frozen alternatives’, said Paxo
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NewsMedia Bites 2 Nov: Morrisons/McColl’s, Ocado, Food price inflation
Morrisons has said that it will close 132 lossmaking McColl’s convenience stores that it bought this year, putting about 1,300 jobs at risk
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NewsTesco to launch three ‘hybrid’ checkout-free GetGo stores
All three new stores will have a “new hybrid format” – giving customers the option of using a self-service or attended checkout instead of the ‘just walk out’ app
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NewsLidl’s sell-out Christmas jumper returns for 2022
Lidl has also today posted what appeared to be a teaser for its 2022 Christmas ad campaign on social media channels
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NewsAldi trains staff to recognise hidden disabilities sunflower symbol
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard is a globally recognised symbol used to discreetly indicate the wearer has a non-visible disability
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Marie Schofield, product and marketing manager, Kingsland Drinks Group
Marie is a product expert in ‘bottled at source’ wine, helping it through its journey to bar shelves